Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a potentially disastrous showdown within the next month that could shake his hold on power, unless he manages to deter the strongly held positions of the foreign and domestic politicians and political forces on which he is dependent.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the “horrific” scenes during the chaotic hostage handover in Gaza — as the Jewish state then delayed the release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners that were scheduled to be swapped in response.

US President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on February 4 as the first foreign leader to visit in Mr Trump’s second term, Mr Netanhayu and the White House said Tuesday.

Trump made comments about what’s next for Palestinians in Gaza, saying, “You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing.”

The Israeli prime minister's visit will be the first by a foreign leader during President Donald Trump’s second term.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that Israel might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by a deadline set in its ceasefire with Hezbollah.

Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny questions about Gaza’s future.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump are expected to meet next week in Washington, making him the first foreign leader to visit to the White House since Trump returned to

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday French President Emmanuel Macron had given him assurances that Israeli companies would be able to take part in the Paris Air Show.

Three more Israeli hostages — two females and an 80-year-old man — were released in Gaza Thursday as the third hostages-for-prisoners swap agreed to by Israel and Hamas got underway, but the chaotic nature of the handover of two of the Israelis angered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the extent that he delayed his country's part of the exchange until later in the day.